The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the Federal Capital Territory, Olusola Odumosu, has urged officers of the command to step up professionalism, discipline and operational readiness as the territory prepares for the 2026 Area Council elections. Odumosu issued the directive during a strategy meeting at the NSCDC FCT headquarters […]
The Presidency on Wednesday in Abuja pushed back against comments by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar likening the administration of President Bola Tinubu to military rule, describing the remarks as historically misleading and an affront to Nigeria’s democratic experience, following Atiku’s criticism made a day earlier at a public book presentation. Atiku, speaking on Tuesday at […]
By Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi As a man who was born on the night Awolowo passed, my parents’ Igbo neighbour said to my Dad; Awolowo has returned back to us. This single statement has made me to be very conscious of who I am as an Awoist, spiritual, body and soul. Awolowo was a main issue […]
Former Kano State governor and national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday in an interview aired on BBC Hausa, faulted the defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that the move would cost the governor victory in the 2027 governorship election […]
Convener of the BAT Ideological Group, Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the political and ideological successor of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, arguing that Awolowo’s democratic socialist principles continue to shape Nigeria’s governance through Tinubu’s leadership. Atoyebi, who is also the National Coordinator of Accountability and Policy Monitoring, made the […]
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has thrown its weight behind Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, over the one-week closure of the Onitsha Main Market, describing the move as bold, timely and necessary to halt the economic strangulation of the South-East. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Ohanaeze said the decision aligns […]
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has rejected allegations that Nigeria’s newly enacted tax reform laws were modified after being passed by the National Assembly, insisting that the final documents accurately reflect legislative decisions. Akpabio addressed the matter during Wednesday’s plenary session, responding to concerns sparked by Abdussamad Dakuku, a member of the House of Representatives, who […]
The Federal Government has approved the acquisition of two new communication satellites as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and advance President Bola Tinubu’s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, announced the approval on Wednesday in Abuja during a press briefing held […]
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), will graduate 4,141 students at its 33rd convocation ceremony scheduled for Saturday, with 104 students earning First-Class Honours degrees. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Kehinde, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Senate Building ahead of the event. He also announced that the Federal Government […]
Court Sets 10-Day Deadline to Wrap Up Emefiele’s EFCC Naira Redesign Trial A Federal Capital Territory High Court has designated 10 additional dates to wrap up the trial involving corruption allegations brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele. The former Governor of the Central Bank […]
